Back when the deal was announced, there was talk of another major developer taking over the project, at least according to the opposition, but this white knight never trotted onto Seventh Avenue, and this appears to have driven the decision to back down from the legal challenge. The NFL, one possible St. Vincent’s suitor, punted on the project, as well, according to Crain’s.

The business weekly also reports that part of the reason for the challenge was one of the appellants was a doctor currently working in the O’Toole Building, the saw-toothed 1960s building that will be resurrected as the urgent care hub. He did not want to move out, but the St. Vincent’s estate is now preparing to evict him. Talk about bad blood.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article stated that North Shore-LIJ was evicting the hospital, not St. Vincent’s.